Toy aircraft

Abstract

A toy glider aircraft is assembled using a recycled beverage container. Portions of a box containing a plurality of the beverage containers can include airplane parts such as wings and a vertical stabilizer. Other parts for the toy glider can be fit to the glider using the beverage container neck threads. The bottle can be formed to resemble an aircraft fuselage.

1 . A toy gliding aircraft, comprising: 
 a beverage container; and    a pair of wings attached to the beverage container.    
   
   
       2 . The toy gliding aircraft according to  claim 1 , further comprising a vertical stabilizer attached to the container and extending upward from a surface of said container.  
   
   
       3 . The toy gliding aircraft according to  claim 1 , wherein said container comprises a neck and further comprising a nose cone section having a tapered profile, attached to said neck to close said container.  
   
   
       4 . The toy gliding aircraft according to  claim 1 , wherein said container includes attachment formations on an outside thereof for mounting said wings.  
   
   
       5 . The toy gliding aircraft according to  claim 1 , wherein said container includes formations thereon simulating the fuselage of an aircraft.  
   
   
       6 . The toy gliding aircraft according to  claim 1 , comprising a closure for screw mounting to said neck, a propeller and a self-contained motive drive carried by said closure, and said propeller mounted rotatably to said closure, said motive drive connected to said container by being screwed onto said neck by threads formed on an inside of said closure and threads formed on an outside of said neck.  
   
   
       7 . The toy aircraft according to  claim 1 , wherein said motive drive comprises a support extending from said closure inside said container and a rubber band connected to said propeller and to an end of said support.  
   
   
       8 . The toy aircraft according to  claim 1 , wherein said container is pre-formed to include a radially extending stabilizer.  
   
   
       9 . The toy aircraft according to  claim 1 , wherein said container is pre-formed to include a radially extending cockpit section.  
   
   
       10 . The toy aircraft according to  claim 1 , further comprising a whistle component attached to said container.  
   
   
       11 . A toy kit comprising: 
 a package comprising at least one wall;    at least one beverage container contained by said package; and    said wall having designated thereon at least one wing for attachment to said beverage container.    
   
   
       12 . The toy kit according to  claim 11 , wherein said at least one wall comprises at least two parallel walls, and each wall has designated thereon one wing for attachment to said beverage container.  
   
   
       13 . The toy kit according to  claim 11 , wherein said package contains at least four beverage containers.  
   
   
       14 . A method of assembling a toy gliding aircraft comprising the steps of: 
 providing a beverage container filled with a beverage;    consuming said beverage from said container;    providing wing components attached to or attachable to said container; and    deploying or attaching said wing components to extend from opposite sides of said container.    
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein said step of providing a beverage container is further characterized in that the beverage container is contained within a package and wherein said step of providing wing components is further characterized in that said wing components are carried by said package.  
   
   
       16 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein said step of providing wing components is further characterized in that said wing components are secured in rolled configuration onto said container and are deployed by un securing and unrolling said wing components.  
   
   
       17 . A toy gliding aircraft, comprising: 
 a plastic bottle having a neck; and    a cap closing said neck, said bottle aerodynamically shaped to first function as a beverage container and when empty function as a toy glider.    
   
   
       18 . The toy aircraft according to  claim 17 , comprising detachable wings.  
   
   
       19 . The toy aircraft according to  claim 18 , comprising a detachable vertical stabilizer.  
   
   
       20 . The toy aircraft according to  claim 18 , comprising detachable horizontal stabilizers.